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APPARATUS FOR MAKING INFUSIONS 0R SOLUTIONS.

No. 411.037. Patented Sept. 17, 1889.

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APPARATUS FOR MAKING INFUSIONS OR SOLUTIONS.

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CHARLES JONES OF W()ODFORD, ASSIGNOR TO JAMES GlllLDS, OF LONDON,

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APP RATUS FOR MAKINGINFUSIQNSI OR"SOL-.UTl'ON.-

I srncrrrcnrron forming part of Letters'Patent to. 411,037, datedSeptember 17, 1889. Application-filed April 22, 1889. Serial No.308,086- (No model.) Patented in England October 10,1887, No. 13,726.

To all whom/it may concern:

Be it known that'I, CHARLES JONES, builder, :1 subject of lthe Queen ofGreat-Britain, lately residing 'atfiiEastcheap, in the city of London,but now residing at Maude Villa, Chclmsford Road East, Noodford,England, have invented'cert-ain new and useful Improvementsin Apparatusfor Making Infusions or Solutions, (for which I have received LettersPatent I in Great Britain, No. 13,726, dated October 10,1887) of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention has for its object improvements in apparatus for makinginfusions.

The apparatus has three principal parts- 'a receiver, a holder for thematerial to be infused, and a cover.

The receiver is preferably of a globular form,'open:-.atthe; top, and ofa capacity to contain onecup or any set quantity of tea, coffee, orother material from which the infusion is to beniade. At the bottom thereceiver is provided with a tap for drawing off thelHfUSlOIL/WIIGII11121110. Upon the top of this receiver, the holder forthe tea, coffee, or other material is supported, and to make a tightjoint-between the top of the receiver 1 and the-bottom of the holder anannular projection:isuprovided upon the former and it enters acorresponding groove around the bottomof :the latter.

The teaor coffee holder has a bottom of perforated metal, upon which adisk of felt or woven fabric with fleecy surface is supported. Italsoh'as, a handle by which it can be readily removed from the apparatusto be emptied and replacedwhen charged with fresh mate- The cover fitswith a tight joint onto the top fmthe tea or, coffee holder in the samewa that .the, holder itself fits tightly onto the top'bf thereeeiver;The cover is fixed horivzontallysupon,theend of a pipe, through which:boilingv waterfrom a boiler maintained under; light pressure ean beintroduced. I

" use, preferably, a boiler such as is described in anapplication forpatent bearing even date herewithw h V The receiver y an arm extendingfrom it is jointed to an arm which extends from the cover. There is alug on the cover with a slotted hole through it, and a cam-like hook toengage with it is pro ided upon the receiver. The hook can be turned bymeans of a handle, and so made to draw the parts together, so as toclose both of the joints tight and capable of resisting pressure.

Then water is allowed to pass from the boiler to the apparatus, thewater entering the tea or coffee holder descends upon its contents andforces its way through the bed of tea or coifee and through thefiltering material into the receptacle. An air-valve is provided uponthe receptacle to allow the air to escape as the liquid enters it. Afloating valve is used, and when the liquid rises it carries the valveup to its seat and closes the vent. When the vessel is full,the supplyof water to the apparatus is closed and the tap at the bottom of theapparatus is opened and the cup of tea or coffee is drawn off.

On the inside of the cover I apply a valve over the mouth of the pipethrough which the supply of hot. water enters. The valve is made toopen'whenever the apparatus is closed by its lid and to close wheneverthe apparatus is opened, so that if the apparatus were opened withoutpreviously shutting off the supply of boiling water to it there would beno escape of water from the boiler.

The admission of boiling Water to the apparatus may be controlled by anyordinary tap on the pipe leading from the boiler; but preferably I mounta number of the apparatus on the ends of pipes which extend radiallyfrom the plug of a tap carried at the top of a standard which forms thewater-supply pipe, and I form the tap in such manner that when theassemblage of infusionmaking apparatus is turned around the standardboiling water, enters each apparatus as it is carried through onepart ofthe revolution and shut 01f from it at another part.

In order that iny said invention may be fully understood and readilycarried into effect, I will proceed to describe the drawings hereuntoannexed.

Figure l of the drawings hereunto annexed is a side elevation, partly insection, of apparatus arranged as above described. Figs. 2

the branch pipes. Fig. 6 is a sectionon the line 6 6'of Fig. and on anenlarged scale.

\a is the globular receiver. g is the tap for drawing of: the infusion.

a is the air-outlet. a is the floating val've which closes this outlet.when the receiver is full. The valve is of cork. A wire passes throughit andenters a guiding-hole at the bottom ofthe valve-chamber. The wirealso enters the outlet 0., so that the valve is effectually controlledin its rise and fall. When the valve closes theoutlet, the pin projects,no and is visible from the exterior.

- serves as an indicator. .a is a stud on the body of the receiver. Itreceives the locking-hook b, andthis is retained in place upon thestud-by a screw 1) enteringa garter-groove aroundthe stud.

b is the handle by which the hook is turned. a

- a is the annular projection at the top of the receiver, which,entering a corresponding recess in the bottom of the holder, makes'atight joint. v

a. is the arm of the receiver to which the cover is jointed. I

c is the holder into which the codes or tea is placed. 0 is its handle.I

c is a perforated metal bottom, which is soldered in. Before the bottomis fixed, however, a ring 0 covered with a fleecy cotton fabric, isinserted, and it is driven in up to a shoulder.

c is the cavity at the bottom of the holder, which receives theprojection a on the receiver. An india-rubber ring is placed within thiscavity.

'0 is the projection at the top of the holder, which. enters a cavity inthe cover to make a joint.

d is the cover.

d is the pipe on the cover, by which the hot water is supplied, and thispipe serves also to carry the apparatus.

I d is the recess in the cover, which receives the projection 0 upon theholder. In this recess an indie-rubber ring is placed.

5 5 d is the arm of the cover, which is jointed to the arm a of thereceiver.

d is the loop on the cover, which receives the hook I), by which theparts of the apparatus are locked securely together.

d is the automatic valve for closing the water-inlet when the apparatusis open.- It is attached to a lever d. The end of this lever projectsinto the recess d, so that the top of x the holder presses upon it whenthe appara tus isclosed.

-inbefore set forth, of the cover, the pipe to .a water-supply pipe g isled. ,The pipe {7 tar:

minates in the cone. At one side ofthe cone is also an opening,andwhentheplpe'd' comes to this opening the water which is under a lightpressure) in, while when the pipe (1 does not correspond with theopening the water is cut on. It is convenient that the cone should begrooved, so that a large part of the circle is available for filling,while a smaller part is reserved for drawing off. The construction abovereferred to. is shown in detail in Figs. 5 and 6, in which it will beseen that there is a groove 1 extending partly around the exterior ofthe cone f. The outlet-orifice f of the cone opens into the groove f.The conical ring f fits snugly around the cone but'is free to turnthereon. Byturning t e conical ring into proper positionto have one ofthe openings d to register with I the orifice f hot water may besupplied.

What I claim is- 1. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore setforth, of the cover, the pipe fixed to the cover through which boilingwater is supplied, the receiver hinged tothe cover, the holderinterposed between the cover and the receiver and removable therefrom, aperforated bottom held between the holder and the receiver, and acatch-for locking-the receiver to the cover.

2. The combination, substantially as here- 1o 5 which it is attached andthrough which boiling water may be admitted, the receiver, the

removable holder interposed between the cover and the receiver, and thefloat-valve in. the receiver to allow escape of air while the I 10receiver is filling and which closes when the g receiver is suflicientlyfull.

3. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of thecover, the pipe to which it is secured, the receiver, the holderinterposed between the cover and the receiver and removable therefrom,the handle for the holder, the perforated bottom piece held between thecover and the receiver, the float-valve a, and the draw-oi! tap a at thebottom of the receivers 4. The combination, substantiallyas hereinbeforeset forth,of the cover, the supply-pipe to which it is secured, thereceiver, the holder interposed between the cover and the receiver,theperforated bottom piece between the holder and the receiver, and theautomatic valve d, interposed between the holder and the supply-pipe toshut off the supply of water when the holder is removed.

5. The combination, substantially as hereceivcr and the cover, anda-pipeleading from inbeforc set forth, of the hollow standard the coverand connected with the ring which 10 through which boiling water issupplied and surrounds the upper end of the standard.

which is provided with an orifice at its upper CHARLES JONES. end, aring surrounding the upper end of the \Vitnesses: standard and adaptedto turn thereon to JNO. DEAN,

open and close the orifice, the receiver, the \V. J. NORWOOD,

cover, the holder interposed between the re- Both of 17 G'racechurch SL,London, E. C.

